ahh i saw that even after source branch gets deleted i am able to access the path in history of target branch
thanks guys for your help :) On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 4:54 PM, Cooke, Mark <mark.co...@siemens.com> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gyanendra ojha [mailto:ojhagyanend...@gmail.com] > > Sent: 08 November 2016 11:01 > > > > Hi Cooke, > > > > i think this is a limitation in svn that should be fixed. > > Sorry but I think most people here will disagree with that. > > > without this in place, we would never be able to achieve moving branches > to > > different location as history will still point to old path that can't be > > accessed as it has been deleted > > Why do you think it cannot be accessed, what have you tried? > > You do not seem to understand what subversion is and how it works. The > path can *never* be deleted and will *always* remain accessible at the old > path (if you format the URL with a revision). Other people have suggested > you read up on "peg" and "operative" revisions and have tried to explain > that "delete" only removes the path from the "current" view. That is why > the old paths show up in the history and why you can still see them. > > The subversion book is online and comprehensive, I suggest you read > through some of that, including "Peg and Operative revisions": > http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.8/svn.advanced.pegrevs.html > > > In my project , the folders and branches have been created in very > improper > > way and now there has been critical need to reorganise the messy branch > > structure in svn by moving and recreating proper streamlined branch > structure > > If there is real mess you could consider "parking" the repository (keeping > it to access the history if required) and creating a new repository with > the required structure. How does that sound? > > > now, you are saying history will still point to old location, but now > that > > old location has been deleted as i had to cleanup old unwanted branches > and > > folders, i won't be able to access the path showing in svn log and > therefore > > those logs or history are not relevant for me > > As above, you cannot stop access to those old paths, you just need to know > how to access them (using the revision syntax in the URL) or using your > GUI's log browser etc. (note that the core subversion project does not > include a GUI so it helps if you mention what GUI you are using and what > platform you are on). > > > and my quest for reorganising svn branch structure in my project will be > > failed > > No, you can always reorganise the structure (and still access all the > history). > > > don't you guys think, it is a serious limitation which need to be > overcome ? > > No, the limitation you see is not actually there. > > I still do not understand if you have an actual problem with something you > have tried to do. Hopefully this (and Stefan's post) will help you. > > ~ mark c > >
